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Resources

Dennis Boyd | October 7, 2021

Resources for more information, UeuqalsU, Hiv Basics, and HIV Prevention.

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CATIE https://www.catie.ca/positive-side/uu

The Ontario AIDS Network (OAN) https://preventionaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ontario-AIDS-Network-UU-Position-Statement-2018.pdf

Prevention Access Campaign https://preventionaccess.org/

HIV Factsheet Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/hiv-factsheet-undetectable-untransmittable-health-professionals.html

Canadian HIV Clinical Guidelines https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/hiv-aids/health-professionals.html

The AIDS Network https://positivehealthnetwork.org/

Video by Xtra Magazine

HIV Basics

Aidsmap https://www.aidsmap.com/about-hiv/cd4-cell-counts#:~:text=CD4%20cells%20are%20white%20blood,%2Dlymphocytes%2C%20or%20helper%20cells.

CDC HIV Basics https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/whatishiv.html

CDC HIV Testing https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/hiv-testing/test-types.html

CATIE HIV Testing https://www.catie.ca/client-publication/hiv-testing-everything-you-need-to-know#why

CATIE Treatment and Medical Care https://www.catie.ca/treatment-care-hiv-treatment-care-and-support/treatment-and-medical-care

CATIE HIV Basics https://www.catie.ca/essentials/hiv-basics#who

CATIE The Testing Process https://positivehealthnetwork.org/hiv-basics-how-is-hiv-transmitted/

Everyday Health Timeline of HIV Symptoms https://www.everydayhealth.com/hs/hiv-health/timeline-hiv-symptoms/#:~:text=HIV%20latency%20can%20persist%20without,inch%20or%20more%20in%20size.

Government of Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2017/12/fact_sheet_hiv_non-disclosureandthecriminallaw.html

NIH HIV Undetectable=Untransmittable https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/treatment-prevention

The AIDS Network GetaKit https://getakit.ca/aidsnetwork/

Wikipedia HIV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV

HIV Prevention

CATIE Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) https://www.catie.ca/pre-exposure-prophylaxis-prep-0

CATIE Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) https://www.catie.ca/post-exposure-prophylaxis-pep

Canadian Medical Association Journal https://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/47/E1448

Hamilton PrEP clinic https://hamiltonprepclinic.ca/

NATAP report on Efficacy of “On Demand” PrEP in the ANRS IPERGAY Open-Label Extension Study https://www.natap.org/2016/IAC/IAC_10.htm

Ontario HIV Treatment Network https://www.ohtn.on.ca/rapid-response-the-efficacy-of-post-exposure-prophylaxis-pep-for-hiv/

The CTN https://www.hivnet.ubc.ca/treatment-guidelines/

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